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Like snow in summer or rain in harvest,
so honor is not fitting for a fool.
so honor is not fitting for a fool.
Honor is no more associated with fools
than snow with summer or rain with harvest.
than snow with summer or rain with harvest.
Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying,
a curse that is causeless does not alight.
a curse that is causeless does not alight.
Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow,
an undeserved curse will not land on its intended victim.
an undeserved curse will not land on its intended victim.
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
and a rod for the back of fools.
and a rod for the back of fools.
Guide a horse with a whip, a donkey with a bridle,
and a fool with a rod to his back!
and a fool with a rod to his back!
Answer not a fool according to his folly,
lest you be like him yourself.
lest you be like him yourself.
Don’t answer the foolish arguments of fools,
or you will become as foolish as they are.
or you will become as foolish as they are.
Answer a fool according to his folly,
lest he be wise in his own eyes.
lest he be wise in his own eyes.
Be sure to answer the foolish arguments of fools,
or they will become wise in their own estimation.
or they will become wise in their own estimation.
Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool
cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.
cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.
Trusting a fool to convey a message
is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison!
is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison!
Like a lame man’s legs, which hang useless,
is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
A proverb in the mouth of a fool
is as useless as a paralyzed leg.
is as useless as a paralyzed leg.
Like one who binds the stone in the sling
is one who gives honor to a fool.
is one who gives honor to a fool.
Honoring a fool
is as foolish as tying a stone to a slingshot.
is as foolish as tying a stone to a slingshot.
Like a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard
is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
A proverb in the mouth of a fool
is like a thorny branch brandished by a drunk.
is like a thorny branch brandished by a drunk.
An employer who hires a fool or a bystander
is like an archer who shoots at random.
is like an archer who shoots at random.
Like a dog that returns to his vomit
is a fool who repeats his folly.
is a fool who repeats his folly.
As a dog returns to its vomit,
so a fool repeats his foolishness.
so a fool repeats his foolishness.
Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.
There is more hope for a fool than for him.
There is more hope for fools
than for people who think they are wise.
than for people who think they are wise.
The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road!
There is a lion in the streets!”
There is a lion in the streets!”
The lazy person claims, “There’s a lion on the road!
Yes, I’m sure there’s a lion out there!”
Yes, I’m sure there’s a lion out there!”
As a door turns on its hinges,
so does a sluggard on his bed.
so does a sluggard on his bed.
As a door swings back and forth on its hinges,
so the lazy person turns over in bed.
so the lazy person turns over in bed.
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
it wears him out to bring it back to his mouth.
it wears him out to bring it back to his mouth.
Lazy people take food in their hand
but don’t even lift it to their mouth.
but don’t even lift it to their mouth.
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes
than seven men who can answer sensibly.
than seven men who can answer sensibly.
Lazy people consider themselves smarter
than seven wise counselors.
than seven wise counselors.
Whoever meddles in a quarrel not his own
is like one who takes a passing dog by the ears.
is like one who takes a passing dog by the ears.
Interfering in someone else’s argument
is as foolish as yanking a dog’s ears.
is as foolish as yanking a dog’s ears.
Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death
Just as damaging
as a madman shooting a deadly weapon
as a madman shooting a deadly weapon
is the man who deceives his neighbor
and says, “I am only joking!”
and says, “I am only joking!”
is someone who lies to a friend
and then says, “I was only joking.”
and then says, “I was only joking.”
For lack of wood the fire goes out,
and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.
and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.
Fire goes out without wood,
and quarrels disappear when gossip stops.
and quarrels disappear when gossip stops.
As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire,
so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
A quarrelsome person starts fights
as easily as hot embers light charcoal or fire lights wood.
as easily as hot embers light charcoal or fire lights wood.
The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels;
they go down into the inner parts of the body.
they go down into the inner parts of the body.
Rumors are dainty morsels
that sink deep into one’s heart.
that sink deep into one’s heart.
Whoever hates disguises himself with his lips
and harbors deceit in his heart;
and harbors deceit in his heart;
People may cover their hatred with pleasant words,
but they’re deceiving you.
but they’re deceiving you.
when he speaks graciously, believe him not,
for there are seven abominations in his heart;
for there are seven abominations in his heart;
though his hatred be covered with deception,
his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
While their hatred may be concealed by trickery,
their wrongdoing will be exposed in public.
their wrongdoing will be exposed in public.
Whoever digs a pit will fall into it,
and a stone will come back on him who starts it rolling.
and a stone will come back on him who starts it rolling.
If you set a trap for others,
you will get caught in it yourself.
If you roll a boulder down on others,
it will crush you instead.
you will get caught in it yourself.
If you roll a boulder down on others,
it will crush you instead.